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Cows are a Major Contributor to Global Warming!

     In Nuevo, California the air quality is the worst it can be! According to the Health Index, on a scale from 1-100 (higher is better) Nuevo is rated 1. This is due to the excessive amount of pollutants in Nuevo, such as cows.  There are hardly any trees to clean the air due to farming. Local dairy farms support many cows in the same area. This mass amount of cows in the same area means that they produce tons of waste!

     On average, a cow contains 70 to 120 kg of methane a year through their release of their waste. Methane is a major greenhouse gas. It traps the sun rays in the atmosphere, warming the earth. Methane and carbon dioxide act as a blanket over the earth, trapping a lot of sun rays that would otherwise escape.
     Cows pollute more than cars. The gas emissions from flatulence, belching, and their waste contain harmful gases. These dairy cows may have a clean environment compared to meat factories, but the truth is, cows are huge contributors to global warming. The mass amount of cows in a tiny area only makes the air quality worse and unhealthy.
    A cause of global warming can be found in Nuevo, through the farming and dairy production. There are thousands of more cows around the world for the needs of humans as meat and dairy. Large cow factories are the main contributor to global warming. The air quality in Nuevo is extremely detrimental. The air is full of pollutants which contribute to global warming.

  

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